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A lyricist moves to New York City aspiring to make it big on Tin Pan Alley.

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Table of Contents

Act I

Lucille
That’s the first I’ve heard about it.
Paul
You wait till this number gets over. We’ll go everywhere then.
Lucille
Tiredly.
Oh, sure!
Paul
Paprika
Lucille
Quickly.
Yes!
Paul
Just as though she’d said “No.”
Paprika
Back to his “playing” again.
Lucille
Chopsticks
Paul
I can play as good as I need to. I can play as good as Berlin, and he’s turned out twice as many hits as anybody.
Lucille
He knows what people want. He appeals to the women.
Paul
It ruins a composer to play the piano too good. They depend on fancy harmony and tempo, instead of pretty melodies.
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